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                    &\multicolumn{7}{c}{Pre 1946}                                                              \\
                    &        mean&          sd&         min&         p25&         p50&         p75&         max\\
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UK Revenue/GDP      &        10.8&         5.5&         5.8&         7.1&         8.5&        12.7&        35.2\\
UK Spending/GDP     &         9.5&        10.5&         3.0&         4.5&         5.8&        10.5&        57.3\\
UK Surplus/GDP      &         1.3&         7.6&       -41.8&         0.7&         2.7&         4.9&         9.7\\
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Observations        &         218&            &            &            &            &            &            \\
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